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Riot Fest 2023: the lineup

Posted in Shows on May 20, 2023

Riot Fest 2023 has announced its lineup, with headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, and Queens of the Stone Age at the Sept. 15-17 event in Douglas Park, Chicago, IL.

This year's lineup has many more bands, of course, including Mr. Bungle, The Mars Volta, Turnstile, Tegan and Sara, The Gaslight Anthem, AFI, Braid, Flogging Molly, Frank Turner, PUP, Sludgeworth, and more, listed alphabetically below.

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LINE-UP:

Friday 9/15: Foo Fighters, Turnstile

Saturday 9/16: The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age

Sunday 9/17: The Cure, The Mars Volta

070 Shake
100 Gecs
AFI
Ani DiFranco
Balance and Composure
Bayside
Bearings
Black Angels
Bowling for Soup
Braid
Caroline Rose
Cassyette
CK Vassi
Code Orange
Corey Feldman
Cults
Death Grips
Drain
Earth Crisis
Empire State Bastard
Enola Gay
Enter Shikari
Eshu Tune / Hannibal Buress
Fade ‘Em All
Fake Names
FEA
Finch
Fleshwater
Flogging Molly
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Free Throw
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gorilla Biscuits
H2O
Hawthorne Heights
Head Automatica
High Vis
Hotline TNT
Insane Clown Posse
Jehnny Beth
Just Friends
Just Mustard
Kim Gordon
LS Dunes
Microwave
Mr. Bungle
Nothing
nothing,nowhere.
Olivia Jean
Origami Angel
Parliament Funkadelic ft. George Clinton
Pennywise
Pinkshift
Plosivs
Pool Kids
PUP
Quasi
Quicksand
Ride
Rival Schools
Say Anything
Screaming Females
Silverstein
Sleep Token
Sludgeworth
Snapcase
Spitalfield
Steve Ignorant Band / Crass
Tegan and Sara
The Aquadolls
The Bobby Lees
The Breeders
The Bronx
The Dresden Dolls
The Exploited
The Gaslight Anthem
The Interrupters
The Used
The Wrecks
Thursday
Total Chaos
Viagra Boys
Warpaint
White Reaper
Yard Act
Young Culture

Pictured: The Postal Service

More Demons

Posted in Records on May 20, 2023

Demons, a heavy band from Norfolk, VA, with elements of hardcore, noise rock, and sludge, will release a new album called Under The Western Heel on July 21 (Knife Hits Records/The Ghost Is Clear Records), a follow-up to their Swallow EP. If the album title doesn't already give away their … Read more

Scowl world tours

Posted in Tours on May 20, 2023

Having just released Psychic Dance Routine EP (Flatspot Records), Scowl has announced a headlining US tour this fall, joined by Militarie Gun, MSPAINT, and Big Laugh. First, the band plays in Australia this month, then later hits the road in support of Show Me The Body, then heads to the … Read more

Civic journeys the USA

Posted in Tours on May 20, 2023

This fall Civic will hit the US for their first tour of the country, a headlining run that begins at Goner Fest in late September and wraps up nearly a month later in Phoenix, AZ. The band released Taken By Force earlier this year (ATO Records), getting this review from … Read more

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Andy Rourke (1964-2023)

Posted in Obituaries on May 20, 2023

Best known as bassist for The Smiths, Andy Rourke passed away on Friday at the age of 59. Rourke additionally performed with Sinéad O'Connor and the Pretenders, and was a member of Freebass and D.A.R.K.. Read more An issued statement on Friday reports: ANDREW MICHAEL ROURKE “ANDY ROURKE” Passed away … Read more

No Joy from Spanish Love Songs this summer

Posted in Records on May 20, 2023

Los Angeles wordy punk band Spanish Love Songs is back, announcing plans to release No Joy on August 25 via Pure Noise Records. Rooted in punk, the band carries the torch of working class rock 'n' roll meets introspective wordsmithery that focuses on the challenges of day to day life … Read more

Khanate rises

Posted in Records on May 20, 2023

Described as experimental doom, Khanate is back after a 14-year hiatus, sharing a full stream of a new album called To Be Cruel, which will officially release on June 30 via Sacred Bones Records. With a stacked lineup featuring members of Sunn O))), OLD, and Blind Idiot God -- specially … Read more

Ashtar returns as a one-person band

Posted in Records on May 20, 2023

Today, Eisenwald record label announced the July 28 release of Wandering Through Time, the latest from Swiss blackened doom metal project Ashtar. Ashtar last released Kaikuja in 2020 as a duo, with Wandering Through Time marking a format change as a one woman-band led by Witch N. Listen to the … Read more

The Carousers share a new single before Pouzza

Posted in MP3s on May 19, 2023

New Jersey punk band The Carousers has a new song out today, "The Future." “'The Future' is about the emotional heartbreak you go through after being ghosted in a relationship. You’re stuck thinking what could have been and why things turned for the worse," the band explains. They previously released … Read more

Hell Can Wait with a new single and tour plans

Posted in Tours on May 19, 2023

Based in Brighton, UK and playing melodic hardcore, Hell Can Wait has shared a new song, "Abbey Gardens," along with several tour dates beginning in June, also in the UK. The single is out today, produced and mixed by Sam Bloor at Lower Lane Studios. The band formed in 2021 … Read more

SPB premiere: "Heavy Machinery" by The SLIP~ons!

Posted in Videos on May 19, 2023

The SLIP~ons! have a new video out today, for the single "Heavy Machinery" from their soon-to-release EP of the same name. The song is a guitar-rock, power-pop rock 'n' roll romp with heavy hearts and authentic tones from a lineup of seasoned Canadian musicians: Brock Pytel (The Doughboys) on guitar, … Read more

Rise Above with For Better For Worse

Posted in Records on May 19, 2023

Based in Winterswijk in East Holland, hardcore group Rise Above has a new release coming out June 30, For Better For Worse, via WTF Records. Playing old school hardcore with some metallic influence, the band shared "White Eyes" from the upcoming record this week. “‘White Eyes’ is a short and … Read more

Lauren Records shares "Damn Shame" by The Talking Kind (Spraynard)

Posted in Labels on May 19, 2023

The Talking Kind, the solo project of Pat Graham (Spraynard, Big Nothing), has shared a new single called "Damn Share," paired with news of a new label home at Lauren Records. The song is written for Graham's mother and fittingly releases shortly after Mother's Day here in the US. “She … Read more

Chris Farren is a Self-Proclaimed 'Doom Singer'

Posted in Records on May 18, 2023

Chris Farren will release his new album, Doom Singer, on August 4th via Polyvinyl. You can check out the video for the new single, "Cosmic Leash," below: Farren comments on the track: 'Cosmic Leash’ is about fighting the urge to romanticize the past but inevitably succumbing to the sentimental rot … Read more

Spartan Records Add Ghost Work to the Roster

Posted in Labels on May 18, 2023

Post-Punk act, Ghost Work, featuring former members of Seaweed, Minus the Bear, and Milemarker, have joined the ranks of Spartan Records. The label has remastered and reissued the band's debut, You'll Be Buried With on vinyl for the first time as well as on digital platforms. The band will release … Read more

SPB premiere: "Deceiver" by SPELLS

Posted in Records on May 17, 2023

Denver, CO-based upbeat punks SPELLS are celebrating their tenth anniversary as a band this year, and the group has a fitting release to mark the occasion, the new 12" LP Loose Change, Vol. 2, which collects out-of-print songs with previously digital-only material, all on one colorful vinyl. The record itself, … Read more

SPB premiere: "I Really Wanted To" by Moonraker

Posted in Videos on May 16, 2023

Moonraker is celebrating the one year anniversary of their 2022 full-length, The Forest, with a celebratory round of Whirlyball -- caught on film for all to see in a new video from the southern California punk band for "I Really Wanted To," off of The Forest. While much of the … Read more

Speed documents their Southeast Asia tour

Posted in Videos on May 14, 2023

Australian hardcore band Speed, who released the Gang Called Speed EP last year (Flatspot Records), has now shared a documentary following the band on their tour through Southeast Asia, highlighting four shows in the region, including stops in Singapore and Malasia. The documentary was produced by Darryl Carulli at 510haven, … Read more

Dead Krazukies with something new

Posted in Records on May 14, 2023

French punk band The Dead Krazukies is back, sharing a new single this week, "Captain Crust," which appears on the upcoming new LP From The Underworld, out June 16 via SBAM Records and Kicking Records. The new record has 10 songs in total, drawing influence from skaptepunk and other '90s … Read more

Night Court III

Posted in Records on May 14, 2023

Night Court is back -- and this one isn't a reboot. It's the third album from the Vancouver, BC punk band, to be called Humans!, releasing on June 9 via Snappy Little Numbers (US) and Debt Offensive (CA). The band play lo-fi melodic rock with pop and post-punk elements, coming … Read more